The European Parliament's powers on this issue also come under regulatory procedure with scrutiny (RPS).

The proposal from the Commission envisages three steps: – from 2010 allow liquids of transit passengers – by 2012 big airports have to screen liquids with available technology – by 2014 all airports with available technology. See: Commission: Information paper: Ban on liquids onboard aircraft and possible next steps (pdf)

3. EU-USA: SWIFT AGREEMENT: Draft Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the EU, of an Agreement between the EU and the USA on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the EU to the US for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (”SWIFT” Agreement):www.statewatch.org/news/2009/nov/eu-usa-draft-swift-agrement.pdf

FRONTEX’s role in policing the EU’s external borders and the open seas beyond is well known. What people seem much less aware of is that FRONTEX also has a significant internal policing mandate and will, if all goes according to current plans, soon preside over one of the world’s most extensive surveillance systems. This will be achieved through these interlinking of several existing EU databases and police communications systems and the creation of two new overarching surveillance frameworks (EUROSUR and EU entry-exit). See also: NeoConOpticon – The EU Security-Industrial Complex pp: 33-41:www.statewatch.org/analyses/neoconopticon-report.pdf

“While the rapporteur understands the Member States' desire to construct an effective system for combating all forms of illegal trade he finds it regrettable that such measures should be decided in a hurry by the Member States prior to ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. This gives the impression that the Council of the European Union is consciously seeking to take key decisions before the European Parliament is in a position to be involved by codecision.” (p46)